The Roots of The Guava Tree

In the Press

  • Jewish Book World

    JewishBookWorld.org featured The Roots of the Guava Tree on August 12, 2025, highlighting Sonia Daccarett’s memoir about growing up Jewish and Arab in 1980s Colombia.

  • The Indie View

    The IndieView interviewed Sonia Daccarett on August 12, 2025, about The Roots of the Guava Tree, where she delves into her memoir’s exploration of growing up Jewish and Arab in 1980s Colombia.

  • Hasty Book List

    Hasty Book List included The Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in Colombia in its “Books Publishing This Week — August 10–16” roundup, spotlighting the memoir’s debut.

  • Breathing in Spanish

    Soy/Somos Interview featured Sonia Daccarett in August 2025, where she spoke about The Roots of the Guava Tree and reflected on her multicultural upbringing in Colombia, the complexities of identity, and her journey writing her memoir.

  • The Jewish News of Northern California

    The Jewish News of Northern California featured Sonia Daccarett on August 12, 2025, in an article by Laura Paull exploring her memoir The Roots of the Guava Tree and her experience growing up Jewish and Palestinian in Colombia.

  • Authors Answer

    Authors Answer (Substack) featured Sonia Daccarett in August 2025, where she reflected on influences beyond her debut memoir The Roots of the Guava Tree, sharing personal stories about language, family, and the craft of writing.

  • Ms. Magazine

    Ms. Magazine included The Roots of the Guava Tree in its “August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us” column (published August 1, 2025), spotlighting Sonia Daccarett’s memoir among notable new releases from historically underrepresented voices.

  • SuperPsyched Podcast

    Sonia Daccarett joined Dr. Adam Dorsay to discuss her memoir The Roots of the Guava Tree. In this conversation, she reflected on growing up in Colombia as the daughter of a Jewish mother and Christian Palestinian father, the challenges of navigating identity, and how writing became a powerful tool for healing and connection.